Midland man dies from injuries sustained in crash

Published 7:00 pm, Monday, May 17, 2010

A 29-year-old Midland man is dead after being involved in a head-on crash in Odessa.

Kenton Ward was pronounced dead Monday around 5:37 p.m. at Medical Center Hospital as a result of injuries sustained during the accident.

According to an Odessa Police Department report, Ward had been driving southbound in a northbound lane of JBS Parkway around 2:07 a.m. Sunday when he struck a vehicle traveling north in the northbound lane.

Paul Lynn Detlaff and Danika Detlaff, both of Odessa, were traveling in the vehicle struck and also were transported to Medical Center Hospital where they were treated for their injuries and released, OPD Cpl. Sherrie Carruth said.

Five vehicles were involved in total as the initial accident spurred a chain reaction of accidents behind it Sunday, according to the report.

Carruth said police do not believe and are not investigating whether alcohol was involved in the crash.